Carson will host Carroll Shelby Foundation car show

Gates open at 9 a.m. Saturday for the Carroll Shelby Foundation’s Car Show and Tribute at 19201 S. Figueroa St., Carson.

Activities also include a Terlingua-style cook-off, a wine and beer garden, a food truck, display of the Daytona Coupe that brought the U.S. its first Le Mans victory and a Carroll Shelby store. Panel discussions — “Engine Rev” at 12:45 p.m. and “Racing with Shelby” at 1:10 p.m. — feature former race car drivers, a Shelby American official, a film producer and a former editor-in-chief of Motor Trend.

Shelby, the legendary car designer and champion auto racer, died in 2012. His company, Carroll Shelby International, is headquartered in Carson. The foundation bearing his name helps children battling life-threatening illnesses and funds scholarships in automotive education.